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Castleman's Disease and Associated Syndromes
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT
 • unicentric, HHV8-ve, children and young.
 • Hyalinized vessels
HYALINE VASCULAR VARIANT ... • Plasma cell variant ... change- Mixed variant ... "Plasmablastic variant ... #Diagnosis #Pathology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
features in most cases ... microgranular variant ... leukemia #APL #APML #Pathology
Opioid Equianalgesic Equivalence to IV Morphine - Conversion Table

Equipotency estimates are widely variant and often based
Morphine - Conversion Table ... estimates are widely variant ... Equivalence #Morphine #Table
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... disease - Lymphoid variant ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Diagnosis Comparison Table ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table ... infectiousdiseases #pathology
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... the underlying pathology ... response -> cognitive pause ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes
The many faces of the Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cell: Even as medical students we are aware of
seen in every case ... Many variants exist ... ReedSternberg #HRS #cell #Pathology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
lung) - CNS pathology ... - Pulmonary pathology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Basophils #MastCells #Pathology ... Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Causes of Pelvic ... Tube: • Tubo-ovarian ... Ovary: • See Ovarian ... pregnancy Ovary: • Ovarian ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes